10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.

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10 Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.

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11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger[a](A) will be sent against him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:11 Or a merciless angel

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out

18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.

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The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(A)

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